Haysville council votes to exceed revenue-neutral rate and adopts proposed 2026 budget

The Haysville City Council voted to adopt a resolution to levy a property tax rate exceeding the revenue-neutral rate and to adopt the proposed 2026 budget following public hearings that drew no public speakers.

City staff read the revenue-neutral rate script and announced figures used in the hearing. The transcript records staff saying, "The revenue neutral rate is 47.441, and the proposed mill rate is 40.343." The mayor later clarified permanent rate figures and the council proceeded with a motion to exceed the revenue-neutral rate. Councilman Kron moved to adopt the resolution; the motion carried on recorded roll-call votes.

The council then opened and closed the public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget with no public comment and adopted the proposed 2026 budget on a recorded vote.

Why it matters: adopting a mill rate that exceeds the revenue-neutral calculation signals the city is choosing a tax levy that will raise more property tax revenue than the revenue-neutral baseline; the adopted 2026 budget establishes city spending for the coming year.

Action details: the council formally closed both public hearings on the mill rate and the budget after no members of the public spoke. The motions to exceed the revenue-neutral rate and to adopt the proposed budget passed on roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting.